According to Pew Research polling, far more Americans sympathize with Israel than with Palestinians. Young people, however, are far more likely to take the Palestinians’ side. In recent polling, a quarter said they don’t side with Israel, compared to just 10 percent a decade ago. As classes begin again, you can see that shift playing out on college campuses. Students are joining the BDS movement – Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions – and groups like Students for Justice in Palestine. Their participation in those groups has made some students the target of harassment. Press Play spoke with a UCLA student who found his name on a poster labeling him a “Jew Hater.”
Israeli-Palestinian conflict on California college campuses
Credits
Guests:
Steven M. Cohen - Professor, Sociologist,
Robert Gardner - Student,
David Brog - Director
Host:
Madeleine Brand
Producers:
Matt Holzman,
Anna Scott,
Jolie Myers,
Christian Bordal,
Sarah Sweeney